List of high-speed trains

The following is a list of high-speed trains, limited to conventional wheeled trains, that have been, are, or will be in commercial service.

A high-speed train is one intended for regular operations at speeds of over 200 km/h (125 mph), with a high level of service, and generally comprising multi-powered elements. Standard locomotive-hauled trains, often able to reach 200 km/h, such as French Corail or German IC trains, unconventional trains, such as maglev and transrapid, and prototypes are excluded.

In these tables, two maximum speeds are given: the column "Operated" refers to the maximum speed reached by the train in commercial operations, while the column "Design" refers to the theoretical maximum speed in commercial operations as announced by the manufacturer. In some cases, a third "Record" speed is also listed.

High-speed trains (200 km/h or higher)
Name Operators Family Manufacturer Maximum speed (km/h) Service Picture
Operated Design Record
 
Acela Express United States Amtrak TGV derived Alstom
Bombardier
240 266 265 2000
Avelia Liberty United States Amtrak TGV derived Alstom 350[1] 2021
Afrosiyob Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Railways Talgo 250 Talgo 250 250 255 2011
Alfa Pendular Portugal CP Pendolino Fiat Ferroviaria
Siemens
Sorefame
220[2] 220 236.6 1999[2]
Alvia Class 120, 121
(variable gauge)
Spain RENFE CAF
Alstom
250 250 2004
Alvia Class 130
(variable gauge)
Spain RENFE Talgo 250 Talgo
Bombardier
250 250 2007
Avant Class 104 Spain RENFE Pendolino Alstom
CAF
250 250 2003
Avant Class 114 Spain RENFE New Pendolino Alstom
CAF
250 250 2009
AVE Class 100 Spain RENFE TGV Alstom
CAF
300 300 357 1992
AVE Class 102, 112 Spain RENFE Talgo 350 Talgo
Bombardier
300 350 365 2005
AVE Class 103 Spain RENFE Velaro Siemens 310 350 403.7[3] 2006
BR Class 43
(InterCity 125)
United Kingdom CrossCountry
United Kingdom East Midlands Trains
United Kingdom Great Western Railway
United Kingdom Grand Central Railway
United Kingdom Virgin Trains East Coast
HST BREL 200 200 238 1976
BR Class 91
(InterCity 225)
United Kingdom Virgin Trains East Coast APT BREL
Alstom
200 225 262 1988
BR Class 180 United Kingdom Great Western Railway
United Kingdom Hull Trains
United Kingdom Grand Central Railway
Coradia Alstom 200 200 2002
BR Class 220 United Kingdom CrossCountry Voyager Bombardier 200 200 2001
BR Class 221 United Kingdom CrossCountry
United Kingdom Virgin Trains
Bombardier 200 200 2002
BR Class 222 United Kingdom East Midlands Trains Bombardier 200 200 2004
BR Class 390 United Kingdom Virgin Trains Pendolino Alstom 200 225 248 2002
BR Class 395 United Kingdom Southeastern A-train Hitachi 225 225 252[4] 2009
BR Class 800 United Kingdom Great Western Railway
United Kingdom Virgin Trains East Coast
United Kingdom Hull Trains
A-train Hitachi 200 225 2017
BR Class 801 United Kingdom Great Western Railway
United Kingdom Virgin Trains East Coast
A-train Hitachi 200 225 2017
CRH1A & CRH1B China China Railway Regina Bombardier
Sifang
250 250 278 2007
CRH1E China China Railway Zefiro Bombardier
Sifang
250 250 2009
CRH2A
CRH2B
CRH2E
China China Railway Shinkansen Kawasaki
Sifang
250 250 2007
CRH2C China China Railway Sifang 300 350 2008
CRH3C China China Railway Velaro Siemens
Tangshan
Changchun
300 350 394.2 2008
CRH5 China China Railway New Pendolino Alstom
Changchun
250 250 2007
CRH6A China China Railway Sifang 200 220 2014
CRH380A & AL China China Railway Shinkansen derived[5] Sifang
Kawasaki (patents)
300 380 486.1 2010
CRH380B, BL & CL China China Railway Velaro Siemens
Tangshan
Changchun
300 380 487.3 2011
CRH380D & DL China China Railway Zefiro Bombardier
Sifang
300 380 2012
ED250 Poland PKP Intercity New Pendolino Alstom 200 250 291[6] 2014
AGV 575 Italy NTV AGV Alstom 300 360 2012
ETR 460 Italy Trenitalia Pendolino Fiat Ferroviaria 250 250 1994
ETR 470 Italy Trenitalia Fiat Ferroviaria 200 200 1997
ETR 480 Italy Trenitalia Fiat Ferroviaria 250 250 1997
ETR 500 Italy Trenitalia Alstom
Bombardier
AnsaldoBreda
300 300 362[7] 2000
ETR 600 Italy Trenitalia New Pendolino Alstom 250 250 2008
ETR 610 Italy Trenitalia Alstom 250 250 2008
ETR 1000 Italy Trenitalia Zefiro Bombardier
AnsaldoBreda
300 360 393.8[8] 2015
Eurostar FranceUnited KingdomBelgium Eurostar TGV Alstom 300 300 334.7 1993
Eurostar e320 FranceUnited KingdomBelgium Eurostar Velaro Siemens 320 320 352 2015
IC4 Denmark DSB AnsaldoBreda 200 200 2007
ICE 1 Germany DB ICE Siemens,
ABB, AEG,
Krauss-Maffei, Krupp,
Thyssen-Henschel
280 280 310 1991
ICE 2 Germany DB Siemens
Adtranz
280 280 316 1996
ICE 3 Class 403, 406 Germany DB
Netherlands NS
Velaro Siemens
Bombardier
320 330 368 2000
ICE 3 Class 407 Germany DB Velaro Siemens 320 320 2013
ICE T Germany DB
Austria ÖBB
Siemens Venturio Siemens
DÜWAG
Fiat Ferroviaria
230 230 255 2005
ICE TD Germany DB
Denmark DSB
Siemens Venturio Siemens
DÜWAG
Fiat Ferroviaria
200 200 222 2001
KTX-I South Korea Korail TGV-derived Alstom
Hyundai Rotem
305 330 2004
KTX-Sancheon South Korea Korail Hanvit Hyundai Rotem 305 330 2010
KTX-III South Korea Korail Hyundai Rotem 305 370 421 2015
GMB Class 71 Norway Flytoget X 2000 Adtranz
Strømmens
210 210 1998
NSB Class 73 Norway NSB Adtranz
Strømmens
210 210 1999
RABDe 500 Switzerland SBB ICN Alstom
Bombardier
200 200 2000
RABe 503 Switzerland SBB New Pendolino Alstom 250 250 2008
Railjet Austria ÖBB
Czech Republic ČD
Taurus Siemens 230 230 275[9] 2008
Sapsan Russia RZD Velaro Siemens 250 350 290 2009
500 Series Shinkansen Japan JR West Shinkansen Hitachi
Kawasaki
Kinki Sharyo
Nippon Sharyo
300 320 1997
700 Series Shinkansen Japan JR Central
Japan JR West
Hitachi
Kawasaki
Kinki Sharyo
Nippon Sharyo
285 285 1999
N700 Series Shinkansen Japan JR Central
Japan JR Kyushu
Japan JR West
Hitachi
Kawasaki
Kinki Sharyo
Nippon Sharyo
300 330 332[10] 2007
800 Series Shinkansen Japan JR Kyushu Hitachi 260 285 2004
E2 Series Shinkansen Japan JR East Hitachi
Kawasaki
Nippon Sharyo
Tokyu Car
275 275 362 1997
E3 Series Shinkansen Japan JR East Kawasaki
Tokyu Car
275[11] 275 1997
E4 Series Shinkansen Japan JR East Hitachi
Kawasaki
240 240 1997
E5 Series Shinkansen Japan JR East Hitachi
Kawasaki
320[11] 320 2011
H5 Series Shinkansen Japan JR Hokkaido Hitachi
Kawasaki
320 320 2016
E6 Series Shinkansen Japan JR East Hitachi
Kawasaki
320[12] 320 2013
E7 Series Shinkansen Japan JR East Hitachi
Kawasaki
J-TREC
260[13] 275[13] 2014
W7 Series Shinkansen Japan JR West Hitachi
Kawasaki
Kinki Sharyo
260[13] 275[13] 2015
Sm3 Finland VR Group Pendolino FIAT Ferroviaria
Rautaruukki
Transtech
220 220 242 1995
Sm6 FinlandRussia Karelian Trains Alstom 220 220 2010
TCDD HT65000 Turkey TCDD CAF 250 250 2009
TCDD HT80000 Turkey TCDD Velaro Siemens 250 300 2015
TGV Sud-Est France SNCF TGV Alstom 300 300 380 1981
TGV Atlantique France SNCF Alstom 300 300 515.3 1989
TGV Réseau France SNCF Alstom 320 320 1993
TGV Duplex France SNCF Alstom 320 320 1995
TGV POS France SNCF Alstom 320 320 574.8 2006
TGV Euroduplex France SNCF
Morocco ONCF
Alstom 320 320 2011
Thalys PBA FranceBelgiumGermanyNetherlands Thalys Alstom 320 320 1996
Thalys PBKA FranceBelgiumGermanyNetherlands Thalys Alstom 300 320 1997
THSR 700T Taiwan THSR Shinkansen Hitachi
Kawasaki
Nippon Sharyo
300 300 2007
X2 Sweden SJ X 2000 Adtranz
ABB
200 210 276 1989
X3 Sweden Arlanda Express Coradia Alstom 205 205 1998
X40 Sweden SJ Alstom 200 200 2006
X50 - 55 Sweden SJ
Sweden Tågkompaniet
Sweden Västtrafik
Sweden Veolia Transport
Sweden Upplands Lokaltrafik
Regina Bombardier 200 200 303 2000
Z-TER France SNCF Alstom
Bombardier
200 200 2003
No longer in service
Name Operators Family Manufacturer Maximum speed (km/h) Service Picture
Normal Design Record
 
BR Class 370 United Kingdom InterCity APT BREL 200 250 261[14] 1980–1986
ER200 Russia RZD RVR 200 200 220 1984–2009
ETR 470 Switzerland SBB Pendolino Fiat Ferroviaria 200 200 1997–2014
ETR 450 Italy Trenitalia Fiat Ferroviaria 200 280 1988-2015
ETR.500 (1st series) Italy Trenitalia AnsaldoBreda
Fiat Ferroviaria
Tecnomasio
Firema Trasporti
250 300 319 1992–2007
0 Series Shinkansen Japan JNR
Japan JR Central
Japan JR West
Shinkansen Hitachi
Kawasaki
Kinki Sharyo
Nippon Sharyo
Kisha
220 220 1964–2008
100 Series Shinkansen Japan JNR
Japan JR Central
Japan JR West
Hitachi
Kawasaki
Kinki Sharyo
Nippon Sharyo
Tokyu Car
230 230 1985–2012
200 Series Shinkansen Japan JNR
Japan JR East
Hitachi
Kawasaki
Kinki Sharyo
Nippon Sharyo
Tokyu Car
240 275 1982–2013
300 Series Shinkansen Japan JR Central
Japan JR West
Hitachi
Kawasaki
Kinki Sharyo
Nippon Sharyo
270 270 325.7 1992–2012
400 Series Shinkansen Japan JR East Hitachi
Kawasaki
Tokyu Car
240 240 345 1992–2010
E1 Series Shinkansen Japan JR East Hitachi
Kawasaki
240 240 1994–2012
V250 Netherlands NS
Belgium NMBS/SNCB
AnsaldoBreda 250 250 2012–2013

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